Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-28
THIRD EDITION.
CONSTITUTION AL kriOMM.
Dr. Martins Conventional BIN Istro
troduoed-Nr. Sorney's Bonsrds
Reside ~ ISlIl Passed.

III 40 lIAlihlttl hht VII = Sbb-
vention. There Was some light friction
over the matter in the end on q motion u
appoint committee on Constitutional
reforms. The committee was appointed
and it will have charge OF everything per-
tanning 10 reform. The bill is the one A
z Robinson is cont-ndiug for, and as yr
nothing eau br said OF the possibility of
its passage The isu text Of the bill is as
follows:
WHEREAS In republic the sovereign
power remains in the people, and they
can never part with 1t.
WHEREAS, Alterations and amend
ments be come necessary In State { n
sutution ss knowledge and general III
telligeBce bee, me ditiused among her
citizens; and MHERRAs, The del gales
who changed the Constitution in 1881,
never submitted it To the people for rasi-
fcAtion, and II Was tn reiore destitute OF
any living principal, aud row can have
no life farther than the coc,riue OF &C
quiesence can give II, and
WHEREAS, The people ot Delaware
have during the last nitl-si1 years al.
yanced with the rest OF the world in
knowledge of the true principles OF De
mocracy, and have acquired increased
confidence In their own capacity for keli'
govern ment, and
WHEREAS, IL is ct, proper and be
coming that each generation 81 ould ex.
press their pess0re ~ TO their fundsmen
tai law, and for his purpose that an OPP
portui ity sAosld be given them by Iheir
Legislative servants 10 vote upon the
question OF holding s Convention; an op.
portunity which has NOT been afforded
the people OF this State the last thirty
three years, and
WHkKEAs. The time for holding such
election mention q in Article X OF The
present Constitution is in no sense mater.
ial, and the only essential requirements
therein prescribed lie that no Convention
shall he held uhless d majority OF all the
citizens OF the State having right &c
vote for representatives, shall have trs'
voted for a CUuvestiou,
Therefore, b. IL enacted by the Sen
ate and House o. Representatives Of the
state OF Delaware in GENERA Assembly
reet:
SECTIoS -Tha, o. the usxt gene'sl
election " be ses' IN tA4s ate IN tn
year 1883, she voters a-s IA Dor ke1 aud
en- po1 cred 20 have written or printed
upon their ba! Ots the " sds "tor Q COZ
ven'ion" or tAr words "aEAins, a con
ven ton. ard II there ttA appear
upon a ma j.riTy OF Tho o.s cas-; ri
SAID e.scltOu, which majority shsli bt
ascerIained "a Is he-si,..g-r provided
the words 'Tls ac8Lveut.Gn." tier,
and n that Gaze IL shall b. he duty o.
the Genera Assembly winch shal.
convene STEER ~ Z election, "a Pre-
vide for the csliIL 2 Of convention ia
such mode aud mAnoer - ~ them shG.l
ssem proser, provided tla, 10 tAlu'
- - -, b. n
az ArA above present. Il may appsai
upon II, but saat TIE t-!d ballot shAN
b, counted IN eveIy reip ect As hereto
fore
SECTION . Tina. the officers holding
the SAID geLe. A. election shall keep al
accurate and separate account q the bal
lots upon which the words For s Con
vent!ou sppear, and those upon whici
the words Against a Conyt utior spp. 81
and also the ballots from which pot
these phrases have been omitted In IL
same manner auL upon the Fame tally .ist
upon which tie counting 81 the votes 10
the O. sers ;her voted ior S kept by them
In tie certificates OF the election then :
te made by the ins ector AID a3ge q
the several hundreds, and election q
tIicts, an "a be proILcr4 by them beior
the board Of Canvas shA.. be c.ui.
together WITH the ties giycn for -
several oihcrrs Etats meEt of tbe nun
Der Of the pa uts 4pol y hica IL. wuIl
For Convention ap}c.r OF tie nun
ter Of ballots upon which the wofl
AGAINST Convention A.pa4r and
the number Of ballots iron v pio
both phrases have been omitted Il
beard CT c.Hvass "a STA. A,cr9,ai
the result o. tie e exon upon Il
f.4v- ~ Ia,